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John Randall

1717 - 1799 Person Name: John Randall, 1715-1799 Composer of "CAMBRIDGE NEW" in The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada

1826 - 1912 Person Name: Henry Lahee, 1826-1912 Composer of "NATIVITY" in The Hymnary Born: April 11, 1826, Chelsea, London, England. Died: April 29, 1912, London, England. Lahee studied under John Goss and William Sterndale Bennett. He played the organ at several churches, including Holy Trinity Church, Brompton (1847-74). He won prizes for his compositions in Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, and London, and set to music poems by Edgar Allen Poe ("The Bells"), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Building of the Ship") and Alfred Tennyson ("Sleeping Beauty"). His works include: Metrical Psalter, with William Irons, 1855 Famous Singers of Today and Yesterday, 1898 One Hundred Hymn Tunes Sources: Frost, p. 680 CS Concordance, pp. 246-47 Nutter, p. 460 --www.hymntime.com/tch

Amzi Chapin

1768 - 1835 Person Name: A. Chapin Composer of "MELODY" in Book of Worship Amzi Chapin USA 1768-1835. Born in Springfield. MA, into a family of cabinetmakers, jewelers, and watchmakers, he followed in the same trade in Hartford, CT. for several years, then moved to New Haven, CT. He embarked on a career as an itinerant singing teacher, composer, and cabinetmaker in the South and Midwest. He married Hannah Power and they had eight children. They lived in Mount Pleasant, PA, where he taught singing and farmed for the next 30 years. He also founded a mill. He co-founded the Presbyterian congregation in Northfield Township. Chapin taught singing schools in VA, NC, KY, and PA. In 1831, he and his family moved to Northfield, OH. His older brother, Lucius, was also a singing teacher, and they were among the first to teach sacred music west of the Allegheny Mountains. John Perry

H. Ellis Wooldridge

1845 - 1917 Person Name: H. E. W. Arranger of "DUNDEE" in Hymns b. 3/28/1845, Winchester; d. 2/13/17, London; English music scholar LOC Name Authority File

Gordon Jacob

1895 - 1984 Arranger of "BROTHER JAMES' AIR" in Christian Hymnal

James Lucas

b. 1726 Composer of "SWANWICK" in The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal The exact birth & death dates of this person are largely unknown. We know he composed at least two hymn tunes, LUCAS and STANWICK, the latter of which might be sometimes conflated with a tune titled STANICK.

Ettie A. Revere

Person Name: E. Revere Arranger of "[Come, let us join our cheerful songs]" in Hymnal for Primary Classes

Joseph Grigg

1815 - 1852 Person Name: J. Grigg Composer of "GIVE" in The Standard Church Hymnal

Karl Gläser

1747 - 1797 Person Name: Carl G. Glaeser Composer of "AZMON" in Luther League Hymnal Born: May 4, 1784, Weißenfels, Germany. Died: April 16, 1829, Barmen, Germany. Gläser received his musical training first from his father, then at St. Thomas’ School in Leipzig. When he moved to Barmen, he taught voice, piano, and violin. He was well known for writing and conducting choral music. --www.hymntime.com/tch/